The Republican journal., 1887-11-24
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

To-day is Thanksgiving.
Holiday goods now set forth the shop windows.
| Recollcctons OF the 18th Maine, No. p next
week.
The slOOp Jeannette and catrig Eva have joined
the yachts in winter quarters on the shorein Dyer's
yard.
| Mr.. r. I'll. Moody has moved from the homestead
on Court street into the Locke house on Spring
| street.
| Storm doors and double windows are ROW being
| brought out from their summer retirement, in
| preparation for winter.
| The heater car service between Boston and Ban
gor began Monday. Thursday is the day for load,
| ing for stations on the Belfast branch.
The dance which was to have taken place satur
day evening, the proceeds to go TO the soldiers
| monument fund, was postponed on account of the
| storm.
| Mr.. Charles Harbutt, who is taking post
graduate course at the Theological Seminary, is
supplying the Congregational pulpit AT Sandy
Point, and will continue there the rest of the fall.
| The annual report of the surgeon general of the
| navy says the work the naval s;initarum
Widows Island, in Penobscot bay, is progressing
and that the building will be completed at the close
Of the year.
''Waldo Flooded is the caption the Portland
Press gives to despatch from Belfast concerning
| the carrying away of the water works dam, etc.
waldo was net flooded, it was only Little river
on the rampage
The knights Of i'ythias expect to Dedicate their
new hall shortly after THANKSGIVING The furni-
| ture is expected to arrive soon. When the ha is
|
place for their meetings.
| The Boston \ Bangor Steamship Co. will make
temporary repairs on their wharf here this ial
| and next spring the buildings viii bc taken down
and the wharf rebuilt. The outer end has settled
very much from the giving way of the plies
judging, by The number of tickets sold the Udl
| Fellows propose 10 have jolly time 1T their
dances this winter. At last accounts, fifty nine
couples had signed for the course. The course
viii begin the iir-t Of ncNt month. ~al.'o.n"s on
cl.cst!a will furnish the music.
=. .ew machine of increased eat.;,v;!. las been
set ui' i'll the Belfast Shoe factory. II j. SHOWN as
the Fisher Heel Comprcsaer aid sci @li- Two tons
| The machine takes the heels after they are natie
and congresses, shayes and lricls them, leaving:
them ready for t!!c hceng ms .hino.
\ VETERAN. The Wintcrrort core -pon'ten: Of
the bucksport Clipper says:
| Capt job Ihiib,oo.l WAS born I'll I,.eshoro, sept.
,, 1858. He quit going to about Ii years ago
after following the business lor 20 years and has
resided in Winterport for the past II wears. He
has six children living and three grand children.
Mr. rhbrook is smart and stirring and bids fair
to live as long his grandfather, for whom he is
named. Mr. job Philhrook who came from ing
lal and sctile, in NinaI Iiayg! and was lQl Years
"t when he ded. NJ piiiIhro"k gfa!ltliatiler on
I,nG Wv @ an lo m ,ii'
|
M, ,+oi "a, - H. 'i ',', ~ 1 >'s
was born in Searsmont, passed her youth with her
plich.s p ~ N"rth @ mon ann WIS WIS niht'l III mar mar
| known citizen OF This town, Juuc l. Is5l. Her sub
Sequcnt years were spent in Waloboro and in the
1,e mt,iG ~ " ~ My; N.Y. % iiu
| the mother of seven children six of whom are now
liNinS ana mourn teil loss since her companion
attention ,ya ti,I,, riy, bcr h, t' p"r s M
| daughters, with whom we fully svmpat!lize in
| 'iie!t great sorrow. =" ahtopofo News
Prof. l.. C. Bateman has bought six acres Of land
| at South Nca; IIarbor Mt Desert The land Is On
a hi, blutl overlooking SOmcs sound, North East
| IIubor, Cranberry Islands, and the occ;n. Il Is
said to be the finest view the entire island. The
| price paid is said to be twelve hnlt:oG dollars
This is remarkably cheap for that locality. Prof
| fernald late of the Maine state College has just
| refused sixty thousand dollars for sixty acres
within half Il mile from Prof. Iateinan' land. II
| is close by the spot first settled hy the FreMch
Jestts. Prof. Bate,n!n is sure to realize a large
profit on his Investment; but we understand that
| lie is il no hurry to sell, lis land is raply &lanc
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| LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE. .n iuitncIince Of
the movement for organizing a Law and Order
| League in this city a ma s. meeting was called for
| Monday evening in the Belfast Opera House
About one hundred and twenty five Were present.
many ladies' attending 10 testify their approval OF
the movement. The meeting; called to order
Iy II. Z. Thompson. Esd who read the call. Capt
| \. 4. Clark was chosen chairman and Mr.. j. L.
! Rich secretary. Short addresses were made. Rev
| B. q. Wentworth spoke of the work to be done
| Rev j. A. Savage was called ulion to cNll;n the
| nature and workings of the proposed league. He
| said there gentleman present who had been
Il member Of a similar society III Massachusetts,,
and at lis request Nj. f,tw IiOsyes spoke briefly
| and to the point. ON motion of Kcy. j. a. Savage
| the work of organization WAS proccete;l with and
the following officers elected: PRESIDENT Can't A.
l.. Clark Vice President, Dt. A. O. Stod,iart Sec
retary, Nr. j. f. Rich; Treasurer, Ny. Edwin
| Frost. Mcssrs Savage. Thompson and Hack were
appointed a committee to prepare a constitution
and bylaws to DC submitted TO the ncNt ineclIns.
| A paper WAS circulated ~ obtain the signatures OF
tliose willing to join the League and tWenty-cish
n.lhcs were obtained. The meeting adjourned to
| Wednesday evening, Nov. Both, at . L. NJ, i'll the
| Methodist Vestry.
| PERSONAL. Mrs Bridrham and ,,oun,,ter. Mrs
| Holt sister and uece of Daniel Lane have gone
| to Providence, r. L. for the winter Mr. Lame .rocs
| as far as Boston Hon Frank Jones' of Ne,y
! Hamnshjre was III this ci,v. last Thursday Mr..
Jones is tie financial backer of the water com
pany... Jake bennett and Mel. Murrb, formerly
employed in the shoe factory in this city, have
| zone to Bangor having secured positio,s in t1ie
| factory there James H. Jones tr3vejin,e salc.-
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